ears&eyes Festival 2008

Silences Sumire: Complex and focused, alien and organic, Silences Sumire is a compelling addition to modern electronic music. Charles Gorczynski and Thomas Faulds are like-minded prolific musicians in chicago intrigued by the philosophies and musicianship surrounding jazz, new composition, and growth. On the heels of 'the drastics remixes' (ears&eyes) Silences Sumire is releasing an EP of remixes for Chicago brain-trust algernon, and plans to continue this local series into the new year. Collaborations extend past Chicago as well: Silences recently finished a digital release with Berlin's alpine-dub ensemble 'hey', to be released with boomkat in December. The Silences full-length, years in the making and featuring all sorts of vocalists/collaborators, was recently released on Ropeadope Records.

-“Crazy new beats, Anthony did the artwork, fresh to defffff !” (The Drastics

W.W. Lowman: coming

Costa Music: coming

Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things: coming

The Engines: coming

Via Tania: coming

Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Zenith Works: coming

Algernon: Fostering an atmosphere that relies on composition and a larger sonic palette, Algernon creates a fusion of indie rock, jazz, and classical chamber music. The effect is that of a distinctly modern band, providing musical clues to their modern landscape. In the process, Algernon engulfs the listener in an entirely different world of its own making. With combined experience in genres from jazz to hard rock, from punk to classical, the band is well equipped to deliver on the promise. In short, the band can't be summed up neatly. Algernon simply rocks hard to be considered jazz, and they play with too much finesse and sheer musical ability to be called just another rock band. In a time of lowered musical expectations, Algernon is a breath of fresh air.

“This music isn’t afraid to step outside of the cake-and-tea/elevator-song stereotype to which post-college jazz seems so constantly vulnerable … Algernon is a rock band whose guitar-and-vibraphone plot twists relish in static climaxes and bass that quivers for days. It’s a layered, space-age soundtrack for postmodern groove.” (Beep Central)

D Numbers: coming

Bill MacKay: coming

Touch.: coming